Sam The Wine Teacher 
Launch of an exclusive house wine, a red Meritage, or Bordeaux-styled blend, for Hy’s and Gotham Steak House, named 18-six-18. The wine was created in partnership with Road 13 Winery on the Golden Bench in Oliver, BC.
The dawn of a new year is a good time to pause and look back at the year that was. I think that, like Thanksgiving, it is a good time to express some gratitude for our burgeoning BC wine industry. So, with this in mind, I raise a glass and say, “Cheers!”
Here is the second part of some of my favourite wine books. Any wine lover on your list will be sure to enjoy them.
First of all, there is more to Beaujolais than Beaujolais Nouveau, that once-wide-spread young, simple fruity red wine (more of a juice/wine) that is traditionally released on the third Thursday of November in the year that it was made. So very much more.
There are many enjoyable books out there, both fiction and non-fiction, for any wine-lover on your list. These are a few favourites from my collection.
Prosecco is a popular sparkling wine and you are sure to see a bottle or two at any party or social gathering.
I attend many wine tasting events and there is always the hope that some wines will be impressive and most of the time there are a few that do stand out. This tasting, though, was something quite different. Twenty BC red wines and all examples of the best that BC has to offer. An event … Read more
Some delightful BC Wines reviewed by Sam Hauck – The Wine Teacher for MyVanCity.
September is Cam’s month for the Tasting Ten session, however this year too many people were going to be away so he rescheduled it for a month later, one week after our regular October session. Upon arriving, we were greeted with a lovely sparkling wine, A Blanc de Noirs from Backyard Vineyards in Langley. Most … Read more
